The Psychedelic Furs have recently begun touring the club circuit with nothing to promote but their new romantic back catalog of goodies. Performing a good selection of their hits not all that different from the songs on their set list only last September at Club Revolution in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the recently re-formed 80s post-punk icons kicked off their 2010 Summer tour in that same city last night.
From the two times in my life that I have seen them live (and only recently, at that), the group exudes an incredible affection for their old hits music, which peaked in popularity in the mid-80s. Last night, singer Richard Butler enjoyed the stage and fans more than I would have imagined, judging from some of the morose posing 
I recall in the Furs old music videos. The band, also composed of brother Tim Butler (bass), Rich Good (guitar), Mars Williams (saxophone), Amanda Kramer (keyboards) and Paul Garisto (drums), are certainly alive and well*.
Now watch them live in the videos I captured last night (all songs are uncut and listed below in the sequence they performed them, though many other songs I never recorded, as I prefer to enjoy a live show by watching with my own eyes!):
The Psychedelic Furs have recently begun touring the club circuit with nothing to promote but their new romantic back catalog of goodies. Performing a good selection of their hits not too much different from the songs on their set list only last September at Club Revolution in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the recently re-formed 80s post-punk icons kicked off their 2010 Summer tour in Fort Lauderdale last night.
From the two times in my life that I have seen them live (and only recently, at that), the group exudes an incredible affection for their old hits music, which peaked in popularity in the mid-80s. Last night, singer Richard Butler enjoyed the stage and fans more than I would have imagined, judging from some of the morose posing I recall in the Furs old music videos. The band, also composed of brother Tim Butler (bass), Rich Good (guitar), Mars Williams (saxophone), Amanda Kramer (keyboards) and Paul Garisto (drums), are certainly alive and well*. Now watch them live in the videos I captured last night (all songs are uncut and listed below in the sequence they performed them, though many other songs I never recorded, as I prefer to enjoy a live show by watching with my own eyes!):
They started off the show on a high not with their cult hit “Love My Way”:
P.S.
Here is the full tour schedule as posted on the great, thorough Furs fan page psychedelicfurs.co.uk (thanks for the post back to this blog entry!):
May 26 / FORT LAUDERDALE, FL / CULTURE ROOM
May 27 / ORLANDO, FL / Hard Rock Hotel
May 28 / WEST MELBOURNE, FL / Levelz
May 29 / ATLANTA, GA / Masquerade
June 01 / BALTIMORE, MD / Rams Head Live
June 02 / PHILADELPHIA, PA / The Blockley
June 04 / NEW YORK, NY / Irving Plaza
June 05 / BOSTON, MA / House Of Blues
June 06 / FAIRFIELD, CT / Stage One
June 08 / TORONTO, ON / Lee’s Palace
June 10 / ROYAL OAK, MI / Royal Oak Music Theatre
June 11 / CHICAGO, IL / Metro
June 12 / MINNEAPOLIS, MN / First Avenue
June 13 / OMAHA, NE / The Waiting Room Lounge
June 14 / KANSAS CITY, MO / The Midland
June 16 / DENVER, CO / Gothic Theatre
June 18 / BOISE, ID / Egyptian Theatre
June 19 / SEATTLE, WA / The Showbox
June 20 / PORTLAND, OR / Crystal Ballroom
June 22 / SAN FRANCISCO, CA / Fillmore
June 23 / SAN DIEGO, CA / Belly Up
June 24 / LOS ANGELES, CA / The Wiltern
June 25 / ANAHEIM, CA / Grove
June 26 / LAS VEGAS, NV / House Of Blues
June 29 / SAN ANTONIO, TX / White Rabbit
June 30 / AUSTIN, TX / Emo’s
July 01 / DALLAS, TX / Granada Theater
July 02 / HOUSTON, TX / Warehouse Live
*According to their official website there is even talk of a new album.
Hans,
Thanks for your review of the Furs show and the videos. Do you happen to remember which Roxy Music song they played in the encore? I am going crazy trying to figure it out…
Crap, I know Roxy Music very well up until their 80s stuff, so I possibly did not recognize it.
It was Pyjamarama. It was so weird hearing him do Ferry. I recognized the song but couldn’t place it at first…
Did you happen to get a video of Sister Europe?
OK, yes, I did hear that, now I remember. Roxy is a definite influence on these guys, so it was a logical cover.
Sorry, these were all the videos I got, though they did a great version of “Sister Europe” indeed. In fact, they performed all the songs pretty respectfully.
Awesome, a band from Hollywood CA just released a kick ass version of ‘HEAVEN” that just come out.
Oh yeah band is TIJUANA BULLFIGHT